Tripolar division (VIDEO)

Johns Hopkins University

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VIDEO: A time lapse clip of a common type of abnormal cell division where an embryo cleaves directly from a single-celled zygote into three (rather than two) cells. The new research shows such abnormal division is strongly associated with chromosome abnormalities and embryo arrest.

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Christian Ottolini

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